liǎo 
		(of eyes) bright
clear-sighted
to understand clearly
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			le 
		(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			liǎo 
		to finish
to achieve
variant of 瞭|了[liao3]
to understand clearly
		 
		
		
		
		
					
				
		
			liǎo jiě 
		to understand
to realize
to find out
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			liǎo jiě 
		to understand
to realize
to find out
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wèi le 
		in order to
for the purpose of
so as to
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dào le 
		at last
finally
in the end
has arrived
when subj. arrives at a location or time
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chú le 
		besides
apart from (... also...)
in addition to
except (for)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yǒu le 
		I've got a solution!
to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎[you3 le5 tai1])
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chéng le 
		to be done
to be ready
that's enough!
that will do!
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			méi le 
		to be dead
not to be, or cease to exist
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			duì le 
		Correct!
Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention)
Oh, by the way, ...
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yī mù liǎo rán 
		obvious at a glance (idiom)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yī mù liǎo rán 
		obvious at a glance (idiom)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dé le 
		all right!
that's enough!
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng 
		to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			miǎn bù liǎo 
		unavoidable
can't be avoided
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			míng liǎo 
		to understand clearly
to be clear about
plain
clear
also written 明瞭|明了[ming2 liao3]
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			míng liǎo 
		to understand clearly
to be clear about
plain
clear
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			liǎo bu qǐ 
		amazing
terrific
extraordinary
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dà bù liǎo 
		at worst
if worst comes to worst
serious
alarming
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shǎo bu liǎo 
		cannot do without
to be unavoidable
are bound to be many
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhí jié liǎo dàng 
		direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
straightforward
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bà le 
		a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bà liǎo 
		a modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			liǎo jié 
		to settle
to finish
to conclude
to wind up
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			suàn le 
		let it be
let it pass
forget about it
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shuō le suàn 
		to have the final say
to be the one in charge
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zěn me le 
		What's up?
What's going on?
What happened?
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zěn me le 
		variant of 怎麼了|怎么了[zen3 me5 le5]
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jiǎn dān míng liǎo 
		clear and simple
in simple terms
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			méi wán méi liǎo 
		without end
incessantly
on and on
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shòu bù liǎo 
		unbearable
unable to endure
can't stand
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bù xíng le 
		on the point of death
dying
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bù dé liǎo 
		desperately serious
disastrous
extremely
exceedingly
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bù liǎo liǎo zhī 
		to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled
to end up with nothing definite
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			liǎo shì 
		to dispose of a matter
to be done with it
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bù zài le 
		to be dead
to have passed away
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chuī le 
		failed
busted
to have not succeeded
to have died
to have parted company
to have chilled (of a relationship)